RateMyCop.Com–An Idea Whose Time Has Come & Why Some Want To Shut It Down
Posted on March 22, 2008
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WWW.RateMyCop.com is the brainchild of a Culver City, California couple and it is brilliant. It is a website where you can go to rate cops all over the country and also to find out what rating others have given them…by name and badge number.
According to a New York Times article, the couple got the idea from Web sites that rate other professions such as teachers, lawyers and doctors. So, why not police?
Surprise…
Well, of course, says the Times, there are some in the law enforcement community who want the whole thing shut down. The chief of the Fresno Police Department is quoted as saying, “Officers who are rated face unfair maligning without any opportunity to defend themselves.” You mean, sort of like when police will sometimes accuse innocent people of crimes they did not commit? That sort of “maligning?”
If that argument doesn’t hold water ( the cop involved can always comment on the web site itself) then the old “it might put the officer and family in grave danger” nonsense is rolled out.
The info on the site is already out there on the public record…the web site simply allows people to tell others about the good and bad treatment they receive from law enforcement officials. What is wrong with that?
Legal experts say it is not likely courts will shut the site down because of issues involving freedom of speech and freedom of the press.
So, go to the site and have a field day. www.ratemycop.com
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I was an innocent person. The head of a police department set me up for my business insurance policy. That’s whey I found out that the Justice department is good at helping police out of a sticky situation and ignoring everyone’s rights.
I also found out that the United Nations has a task force for the Police Departments in the United States for ” Crimes against Humanity”. Please report to the United Nations if you have a problem!!!! Tell everyone.Your not supposed to know!
Also , I found out that citizen revue boards across the country were voted down. Why? Because you didn’t know about it! You were never given the chance to know.
The police ain’t afraid of being tracked down. They are afraid of being found out for their dirty deeds. I also found out that( some) police are hired because they did something illegal. That way they won’t rat out their buddies…This is called the Blue Wall…
RateMyCop.com is what the citizens of the United Stated need. There is so much police abuse, so much falsifying of police documents, so much lying under oath, so much ” BLUE WALL”. And I want to say one more thing to the corrupt police…just because you cover up for a buddy ” BLUE WALL”, DON’T MEAN YOU ARE INNOCENT! Let me say this another way…Whey you cover up for a Bud ..” Blue Wall” your as guilty as the person you are covering up for and deserve to go to prison. You violated the Citizen’s of the United States trust.
Dear Government, the citizens of the United States are tired of abusive, sadistic police. They no longer protect and serve. There are self serving and abusive. I’m so glad that you can see how everyone feels. Oh sure, you will put a spin on this site. But there will be a time whey the INTERNET will be flooded with this type of sites. This is a HUGE symptom of YOU not serving the people! It’s become a disease. All you hear about is police corruption. Isn’t it funny how so much of it is kept secret. And yet nothing happens to these guys. Isn’t that called organized crime. You bet it is. Everyone please get familiar with (1) Citizen review boards…(UNITED NATIONS CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY)…(3)RICO LAW…..WHO ACTUALLY UPHOLDS THE LAW..IT SURE ISN’T THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT. The guys that went after my insurance police got away with over 1 million dollars, even after there were many confessions. Yours so truly Alphy
what happened to you? what did you experience?